Gamorrean Guard - Life-Size Busts

From the planet Gamorr, the Gamorrean species consists of brutish, porcine humanoids who maintain a feudal level of technology and tolerate a remarkable amount of violence in their everyday activities. Interstellar procedures programs for visiting Gamorr consist of one line: DO NOT VISIT GAMORR.

While Gamorreans have been introduced to modern blaster and weapon technology, they prefer to hack and slash with axes, swords and maces. They only use modern weaponry when off-planet. Most Gamorreans have green skin, pig-like snouts and yellowed tusks protruding from jowled cheeks. These complement the small, yellow horns the Gamorreans have growing from the top of their heads. Jabba the Hutt was known to use dim-witted Gamorreans as enforcers and bodyguards, outfitting them with leather and metal uniforms.

Wow.
Sideshow continually impresses collectors with their extremely impressive
line of Life-Size Busts. Never afraid to pick “not the first
choice” characters from the various Star Wars films, they still
manage to capture unprecedented relevance with the busts they do decide
to create. Return Of The Jedi has
been getting some love from Sideshow lately and the fans were treated
to a quite amazing bust of the cherished Gamorrean Guard. Sideshow
has created a spectacular product here and the final production piece
has exceeded the prototypes shown on their website. The Gamorrean Guard
is now the largest Life-Size Bust collectors can purchase. And he is
worth the space he takes in every way. Sideshow completely replicated
the portrait of this corpulent beast flawlessly and we think it may
just be one of their best Life-Size Busts to date. As one of the first
visages we saw in Episode VI, the Gamorrean Guard has left quite an
impression on our memories and now we can have the most definitive
collectible of it now with the release of this masterful work of art.

The
Gamorrean Guard Life-Size Bust is flawless is almost every way and
the accuracy is uncanny. Sideshow decided to go with true costume accuracy,
rather than character accuracy and we hope we can explain this well
enough in this review. Instead of making a “Gamorrean Guard”,
Sideshow opted to make it movie accurate. This means you can see the
human eyes behind the mask and the areas around these human eyes have
been painted green to match the “latex” of the mask. (Ha! Look at me CGI! I am a Star Wars character that actually "existed"!) This
is truly screen accurate and we are very excited that Sideshow went
with this approach. Although this bust is 100% polystone, Sideshow
has been sensitive to the various textures that exist on this costume
and the skin drastically differs in touch from the horns and armor
and protruding teeth. It is expertly designed in every way possible.
The execution of this bust is stunning and it has quickly become of
one our favorite pieces in the line already. One detail that exceeds
or expectations from the prototype was the use of a shiny gloss to
replicate the drool and slobber of these mucus-filled creatures. Just
look at our photo gallery to see this in detail, but this “gross” stuff
is so realistic that we absolutely just love how it came out on this
bust.

The
Gamorrean Guard Life-Size Bust is very awkward and has some significant
weight to it. We recommend exercising extra care when moving it around
your home. The weight of the piece is not equally balance for it feels
like it wants to fall in one direction (depending upon which way you
are carrying it). But once you get the bust situated, it will easily
become the centerpiece (for the time being) of your collection. Sideshow
added something extra to the bottom of the base. Instead of just a
black numbered bottom, the artists designed it in color with a silhouette
of Jabba’s palace in the background. It is very effective and
very fitting for this bust. A little bit less than a year before this
bust was released, Hasbro showed off some pictures of an upcoming 12” Gamorrean
Guard figure. It seems as if someone at Sideshow is a fan of Gamorreans
and/or Return Of The Jedi.
This suits us just fine. Limited to only 300 pieces worldwide, the
Gamorrean Guard Life-Size Bust will not be able to make all fans happy,
but at least will be able to revel in the joy this piece will surely
bring to those lucky enough to add it into their collections.

Collector Notes

Gamorrean Guard

Summary: Sideshow is proud to announce the latest addition to the STAR WARS Life-Size Bust series, the Gamorrean Guard. Capturing every detail of Jabba's porcine enforcers, each Gamorrean Guard bust is individually painted and finished to exacting standards, each with its own unique quality and detail that is the trademark of a handcrafted Sideshow Collectibles product. The Gamorrean Guard Life-Size Bust is a truly outstanding addition to any STAR WARS collection.